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ERIC Number: EJ629994
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-8543
Music Acquisition of Children in Rural Zimbabwe: A Longitudinal Observation.
Kreutzer, Natalie Jones
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v15 n2 p181-93 Spr-Sum 2001
This article provides qualitative description of behaviors that bring children to musical competence by age 5 in Nharira Communal Lands in Zimbabwe. Based on observation of three villages comprised of multiple extended family groups, the narrative focuses on area demographics, the community's people, musical influences, musical interactions of individual children with caregivers and peers, and caregivers' musical belief systems. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Caregiver Child Relationship, Cultural Influences, Demography, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Grandparents, Informal Education, Mothers, Music, Music Education, Rural Areas, Socialization, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Caregiver Behavior; Music Ability; Zimbabwe